showy

1. 1.

   marked by ostentation but often tasteless

   “a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet”

   “a splashy half-page ad”

   Synonymsflamboyantsplashy

   Similarostentatious
2. 2.

   displaying brilliance and virtuosity

   Similartheatrical
3. 3.

   (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

   Synonymsflashygaudyjazzysporty

   Similarcolorful
4. 4.

   superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense

   “a glossy TV series”

   Synonymsglossy

   Similarattractive

Other forms of showy

comparative or superlative

showier

comparative or superlative

showiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about showy

What does showy mean?

showy means "marked by ostentation but often tasteless". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in showy?

showy has 2 syllables: sho-wy. The stress falls on "sho". In IPA it is /ˈʃoʊi/.

What is another word for showy?

Close synonyms include flamboyant, splashy, flashy, gaudy, jazzy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is showy a common word?

showy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.